Drum-stand.



R. W. MILLS.

DRUM STAND.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1912.

1,059,192. Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

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DRUM STAND.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1912.

1,059, 1 92. Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT citizen of theUnited States, residin atChicago, in the county of Cook and tate of Illinois, have inventeda newand useful Drum-Stand, of which the following is a WQMm, a

This invention relates to drum stands and oneof its objects is toprovide a structure of this type which can be quickly collapsed into asmall' bundle and which, when set up forusejoonstitutes a rigid supportfor a drum.

A further object is to' rovide a stand of this type which can be ajusted for-holding drums of difierent sizes and which, furthermore, canbe quickly adjusted to support the drum at any desired elevation. and atany predetermined angle.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accom anying drawings, the preferred form of die invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of-thedrum stand, theparts being .shown adjusted to operative positions. Fig.

2 is a vertical longitudinal section through thestand. FigJ'3 is aperspective view of the head of the stand as viewed from above. Fig. tis a perspective view of the adjustable drum engaging element.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a tuular standard having a collar 2 at its lower end from which ears 3radiate, there being braces 4 pivotally connected to these ears. Theouter ends of the braces are pivotally attached, as at 5, to legs 6 atpoints between the ends of the legs, the upper ends of these legs beingpivotally connected to ears 7 radiating from a sleeve 8. Said sleeve ismounted to slide along the tubular standard 1 and is split,

the outwardly extending terminals 9 of the sleeve being engaged by aclamping screw 10, whereby the said sleeve can beclamped upon thestandard so as to hold the legs 6 in any desired positions relative tothe standard.

v Specification of Letters Patent. Application fled January 80, 1912,Serial No. 674,850.-

Patented Apr. 15,1913.

' When the stand is in-use the sleeve 8 is preferably located close tothe collar 2 and the braces 4 and legs 6 thus converge downwardly, thebraces serving to prevent the legs fromswin 'ng relativeto the standard.

-When it is deslred to fold the legs against the standard,,sleeve 8 ismoved upwardly along said standard and thus causes the legs 6 to pullupwardly on the outer ends of the braces 4 and to swing said bracesupwardly and inwardly against the standard. The legs also assumepositions substantially parallel 'with the braces and with the stan ard.The position of one of the legs and its braces when folded has beenindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The upper end of the standard l is split,

as indicated at '11 in Fig. 2 and surrounded by a split collar 12th'eoutstanding terminals 13 of which are engaged by a clamping screw 14. Arod 15 is slidably mounted within the standard 1, this rod constitutinganextension of the standard and being adapted to be held in any desiredposition relative to the tubular member 1 of the standard by tighteningthe screw 14 and thus contracting the up r or split end of the tubularstandard 1 a out the rod 15.

The upper end of rod 15 is provided with a head 16 straddled by a, yoke17 which is pivotally connected to the head. The intermediate portion ofthe yoke is riveted or otherwise secured to the lower end portion of themain strip 18 of the head of the stand.

Said strip has alining upper and lower 1011-.

gitudinal slots 19 and 20 respectively formed therein, the lower slot 20being slidably engaged by a clamping screw 21. This screw extendsthrough a slide 22 and is engaged by a wing nut 23 or the like wherebythe screw can be tightened so as to clamp the slide 22 upon the lowerface of the strip 18 and thus hold the slide against movement. A brace24 is pivot-ally connected at one end tothe slide 22 and at its otherendto the head'16 on rod 15. The side edges of the slide 22 arepreferably upturned so as to engage the side edges of the strip 18, asshown at'25 in Figs.

1 and 3.

A stud 26 is slidably mounted within the slot 20 and has a head at itslower end for preventing the stud from being raised out of the slot.This stud extends downwardly from the pivotally connected ends of lihks27 and said links are pivotally attached, as

at 28, to arms 29 pivotally connected as at 30, to one end portion ofthe strip 18. The other ends of the arms 29 are provided with upstandingjaws 31 preferably arranged at right angles thereto. The lin s 27 andarms 29 are so proportioned that when stud 26 is moved against one endwall of slot 20, the links 27 will hold arms 29 at an angle of about 120degrees relative to the strip 18. By swinging the arms 29 in thedirection indicated by the arrows inFig. 3, however, said arms can bebrought to positions along the sides of strip 18, the stud 26, duringthis movement, traveling along the slot 20 toward the far end thereof.

/ Slot 19 within strip 18 has a clamping screw 32 mounted to slidetherein, said screw being engaged by a wing nut 33 or the like. Screw 32extends through a slide 34 the side edges of which are turned downwardlyso as toengage the side edges of the strip 18. These downturned edgeshave been indicated at 35 in Fig. 4 and constitute means for preventingthe slide from turning about the screw 32 as an axis. Ears 36 are formedat one end of slide 34 and a plate 37 is pivotally connected to thesecars and has a longitudinal slot 38. Plate 37 is; straddled by a slide39 having guide flanges 40 along its side edges which engage the sidesof the plate 37. Slide 39 has a jaw 41 extending from its free end. Aclamping screw 42 extends through the slide 39 and is slidably mountedwithin the slot 38, said screw being engaged by a wing nut 43 or thelike whereby slide 39 ,can'be fastened in any position to which it maybe adjusted relative to the plate 37.

It is to be understood that when the drum stand is not in use the legs 6can be folded upwardly and inwardly a ainstthe-standard as hereinbeforedescri d, the arms 29 can be swung into positions parallel with thesides of strip 18, and the plate 37 and the parts connected thereto canbe swung downwardly onto the strip 18. Also, by

loosening the screw 21, said screw can be By providing a slide 34 whichis adjustably mounted, the jaw 41 can be adjusted so as to engage drumsof different sizes.

In using the stand a drum is placed on" the strip 18 so that its lowerhoop will bear against the jaws 31. Slide 34 is then adjusted toward thedrumso as to fit closeliy thereagainst after which the slide 39 is aotally connecte justed longitudinally relative to the plate 37 so as tobring its jaw 41 tightly into engagement with the upper edge of thelower hoop of the drum. Slide 39 is then secured by means of the screw'42 and the drum will thus be held firmly in position. 'It is apparentthat the drum can be adjusted to different angles-relative to thehorizontal by releasing slide 22 and then tilting the strip 18 until thedesired angle has been obtained after which said slide can be againsecured so as to hold strip 18 against further .movement relative to thestandard.

While two alining slots 19 and 20 have been shown and described, it isto be understood that in lieu thereof, a single slot may be formed invthe strip 18, said s 0t receiving both the clamping screw 21 and thescrew 32.

What is claimed is 1. A drum stand including a sup orting structure, astrip pivotally connected thereto and foldable downwardly thereagainst,normally diverging arms pivotally connected, at one end, to one endportion of the strip, drum engaging jaws upon the arms, said arms beingfoldable onto the strip, links pivotally connected to each other at oneend and adjustably connected at said end to the strip the other ends ofthe links being pivotally connected to the arms, said links beingshiftable toward the arms to extend them to active position and beingshiftable away from the arms to fold them onto the strip, and a drumengaging jaw adjustably connected to the'strip.

2. A drum stand including a supporting structure, a strip pivotallyconnecte thereto and adapted to fold downwardly thereagainst, jawcarrying arms pivotally connected, at one end, to one end of the stripand normally diverging awa from the strip, links pivotally connecte atone end to each other and a-djustably connected at said end to thestrip, said-links being pivotally connected at their other'ends to thearms and being shiftable toward the arms to move them to activepositions and being movable away from the arms to swing them intoposition upon the strip, a slide adjustably mounted on the strip, aplate hingedly connected thereto, and a aw adjustably' connectedto' theplate.

3. A drum, stand including a supporting structure, a londgitudinallyslotted strip ivthereto and adapted to old downwardly thereagainst,normally diverging jaw carrying arms pivotally connected at one end toone end portion of the strip, pivotally connected links adjustablyconnected to the strip, and pivotally connected to the respective armsand being shiftable toward the arms to move them to active position andmovableaway from the arms to bring them into folded position upon theslotted strip, a brace pivotally connected to 18v the supportingstructure, a slide engaging asmy own, I have hereto aflixedfmy signatheshieldportlilonbof the strip anal pliwliotally ture m'the presence oftwo witnesses. connec to t e race, a secon si e 1141- 'justablyconnected to the slotted strip, a ROBERT M 5 plate hingedly connectedthereto, and a jaw Witnesses: p

adjustably connected to the plate. F. B. L cK,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing L. A. MAIERHOFER/

